Code of Virginia - Title 9.1 Commonwealth Public Safety - Section 9.1-918 Misuse of registry information; penalty

§ 9.1-918. Misuse of registry information; penalty

Use of registry information for purposes not authorized by this chapter is prohibited, the unlawful use of the information contained in or derived from the Registry for purposes of intimidating or harassing another is prohibited, and a willful violation of this chapter is a Class 1 misdemeanor. For purposes of this section, absent other aggravating circumstances, the mere republication or reasonable distribution of material contained on or derived from the publicly available Internet sex offender database shall not be deemed intimidation or harassment.

(2003, c. 584; 2006, cc. 857, 914.)

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